Re: Buying RC Squibs

Just a word of warning - if you don't know a good supplier then you probably haven't used these effects before.

Squibs can be surprisingly destructive to your talent. Pro’s use all kinds of clever tricks to avoid killing the people that have these strapped to them – I’d strongly recommend you talk to an effects company about this unless you are an experienced FX guy who has just moved to a new country or something.

Kevlar, hard plate etc. are used with squibs for protection, get one back to front/misfire and you run the risk of blowing a neat hole into your talent – this restricts their ability to make it through the scene, and inhibits their ability to carry on breathing.

Explosives aren’t a good way to go for an inexperienced user. Digital effects are much safer if you can’t afford to spend the time training how to use the hard effects or afford a pro.

You probably know all this already - but the initial post sounded a bit frightening taken on it's own.

P.S. When choosing an FX company it's usually good to choose a guy with all his fingers.

Thanks


The Brit in Brisbane
The Pomme in Production - Brisbane Australia.